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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1469 on 06/10/1932
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4843   27/10/1946
British Railways 64843   26/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1559
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Thu 06/10/1932 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Thu 29/03/1962 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 29 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) on 06/10/1932
HAV   Haverton Hill on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 19/06/1943
TWD   Tweedmouth on 05/06/1949
TWD   Tweedmouth w/e 11/06/1949
52G   Sunderland on 20/08/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TWD Tweedmouth w/e 11/06/1949
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 09/09/1961
WDN   on 29/03/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/10/1932 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3176/6D)
03/09/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
03/11/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2141)
08/08/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2846)
14/05/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27540)
06/09/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27486)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 16/10/1934 13/11/1934 29 days General    
Darlington Works 05/08/1937 03/09/1937 30 days General Boiler number 1909 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 21/09/1939 03/11/1939 44 days General Boiler number 2141 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 09/11/1939 27/11/1939 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 17/01/1942 26/01/1942 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/06/1942 08/08/1942 41 days General Boiler number 27535 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/01/1945 10/02/1945 23 days General Boiler number 2625 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 15/02/1947 05/04/1947 50 days General    
Gateshead Works 04/06/1948 29/06/1948 26 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 31/01/1949 26/03/1949 55 days General Renumbered to BR 64843
 
Inverurie Works 27/09/1951 09/11/1951 44 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 07/04/1953 14/05/1953 38 days General Boiler number 27540 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 16/12/1954 31/12/1954 16 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 27/04/1956 26/05/1956 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 30/07/1958 06/09/1958 39 days General Boiler number 27486 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 08/12/1960 29/12/1960 22 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/10/1932 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1469
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1559
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
16/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1934. Dep: 13/11/1934.    
05/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1937. Dep: 03/09/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1909 (Diagram 97)
   
21/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1939. Dep: 03/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2141 (Diagram 97)
   
09/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/11/1939. Dep: 27/11/1939.    
17/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/01/1942. Dep: 26/01/1942.    
29/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1942. Dep: 08/08/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27535 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
19/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
19/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1945. Dep: 10/02/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2625 (Diagram 97)
   
27/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4843    
15/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 15/02/1947. Dep: 05/04/1947.    
04/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/06/1948. Dep: 29/06/1948.    
31/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1949. Dep: 26/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64843
   
05/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
11/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
27/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/09/1951. Dep: 09/11/1951.    
07/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1953. Dep: 14/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27540 (Diagram 97)
   
16/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/12/1954. Dep: 31/12/1954.    
27/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/04/1956. Dep: 26/05/1956.    
30/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1958. Dep: 06/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27486 (Diagram 97)
   
08/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/12/1960. Dep: 29/12/1960.    
20/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
29/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64843 from Sunderland (52G)    
03/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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